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Definitions

• New tetracycline analogues have also been investigated which may prove to be equal to or more effective than the originally introduced tetracycline compounds. Examples include U.S. Patent Nos. 3,957,980 ; 3,674,859 ; 2,980,584 ; 2,990,331 ; 3,062,717 ; 3,557,280 ; 4,018,889 ; 4,024,272 ; 4,126,680 ; 3,454,697 ; and 3,165,531 . These patents are representative of the range of pharmaceutically active tetracycline and tetracycline analogue compositions.
• tetracyclines were found to be highly effective pharmacologically against rickettsiae; a number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria; and the agents responsible for lymphogranuloma venereum, including conjunctivitis, and psittacosis.
• tetracyclines became known as "broad spectrum" antibiotics.
• the tetracyclines as a class rapidly became widely used for therapeutic purposes.
• the invention pertains, at least in part, to 7-, 8- or 9- substituted tetracycline compounds of the formula: wherein:
• the tetracycline compound of the invention is a tetracycline derivative wherein R 5 is hydrogen, R 6 is methyl, R 6' is hydroxyl, and R 7 is phenyl.
• the tetracycline compound of the invention is a doxycycline derivative, wherein R 5 is hydroxyl, R 6 is methyl, and R 6' is hydrogen.
• the doxycycline derivative comprises R 7 groups such as lower alkenyl (e.g., ethenyl), lower alkynyl (e.g., ethynyl), heteroaryl (e.g., furanyl, dioxenyl, pyrazinyl, or pyridinyl), phenyl, halophenyl or phenylalkynyl.
• Doxycycline derivatives also may comprise R 8 groups such as hydrogen, halogen (e.g., bromine), lower alkynyl (e.g., ethynyl), phenyl, or nitrophenyl.
• R 7 is ethenyl or ethynyl; and R 8 and R 9 are each hydrogen.
• R 7 is phenyl, halophenyl or phenylalkynyl; and R 8 and R 9 are each hydrogen.
• R 7 is hydrogen, R 8 is halo, phenyl, or nitrophenyl
• R 9 is hydrogen.
• R 7 may be hydrogen, R 8 phenyl, and R 9 amino.
• the tetracycline compound of the invention is a demeclocycline derivative, wherein R 5 is hydrogen, R 6 is hydroxyl, R 6' is hydrogen, and R 7 is phenyl.
• the tetracycline compound of the invention is a minocycline derivative wherein R 5 is hydroxyl, R 6 is hydrogen, R 6' is hydrogen, R 7 is dimethylamino, and R 9 is lower alkynyl (e.g., ethynyl).
• the invention also pertains to a method for treating a tetracycline responsive state in a mammal, by administering to a mammal a compound of formula I.
• the invention relates to the use of a compound of formula I to treat a tetracycline responsive state.
• the invention also pertains to pharmaceutical compositions comprising a compound of formula I, and to the use of a compound of formula I in the manufacture of a medicament to treat a tetracycline responsive state.
• the invention pertains to, at least in part, to 7-, 8- or 9- substituted tetracycline compounds of the formula: wherein:
• tetracycline compound includes compounds with a similar ring structure to tetracycline, such as those included in formula I.
• Some examples of tetracycline compounds which can be modified include a substituent at position 7, 8 or 9 include tetracycline, demeclocycline, sancycline, and doxycycline; however, other derivatives and analogues comprising a similar ring structure are also included.
• Table 1 depicts the structure of tetracycline, demeclocycline, sancycline, and doxycycline.
• the term "7, 8 or 9-substituted tetracycline compounds” includes tetracycline compounds with at least one substituent at the 7, 8 and/or 9 position, as described in formula I.
• the substituted tetracycline compound is substituted tetracycline derivative (e.g., wherein R 4 and R 4' are methyl, R 5 is hydrogen, R 6 is methyl and R 6' is hydroxyl); substituted doxycycline derivative (e.g., wherein R 4 and R 4' are methyl, R 5 is hydroxyl R 6 is methyl and R 6' is hydrogen); substituted demeclocycline derivative (e.g., R 5 is hydrogen, R 6 is hydroxyl, R 6' is hydrogen, R 7 is chloro and R 4 and R 4' are each methyl); or substituted minocycline derivative (wherein R 4 and R 4' are methyl; R 5 is hydrogen and R 6 and R 6' are hydrogen atoms).
• the substituted tetracycline compound of the invention is a tetracycline derivative, wherein R 5 is hydrogen, R 6 is methyl, R 6' is hydroxyl, and R 7 is phenyl.
• examples of such tetracycline compounds include 7-phenyl tetracycline.
• the substituted tetracycline compound of the invention is a doxycycline derivative, wherein R 5 is hydroxyl, R 6 is methyl, and R 6' is hydrogen.
• doxycycline derivatives of tetracycline compounds of the invention include compounds wherein R 7 is hydrogen, R 8 is halo, phenyl, or nitrophenyl, and R 9 is hydrogen.
• R 7 is hydrogen
• R 8 is phenyl or lower alkynyl (e.g., ethynyl)
• R 9 is amino.
• R 7 and R 8 are both hydrogen and R 9 is acetamide.
• the doxycycline derivatives include compounds wherein R 7 is lower alkenyl (e.g., ethenyl), lower alkynyl (e.g., ethynyl), phenyl, heteroaryl (e.g., furanyl, pyrazinyl, pyridinyl, or dioxenyl), acyl (e.g., lower alkyl carbonyl, e.g., methylcarbonyl), halophenyl or phenylalkynyl (e.g., phenylethynyl); and R 8 and R 9 are each hydrogen.
• R 7 is lower alkenyl (e.g., ethenyl), lower alkynyl (e.g., ethynyl), phenyl, heteroaryl (e.g., furanyl, pyrazinyl, pyridinyl, or dioxenyl), acyl (e.g
• Examples of such tetracycline compound which are doxycycline derivatives include 7-ethenyl doxycycline, 7-ethynyl doxycycline, 7-phenyl doxycycline, 7-(4-fluorophenyl) doxycycline, 7-phenylethynyl doxycycline, 9-acetamide doxycycline, 8-phenyl doxycycline, 8-bromo doxycycline, 8-(p-nitrophenyl) doxycycline, 8-ethynyl-9-amino doxycycline, 8-phenyl-9-amino doxycycline, 7-(1,4-dioxenyl) doxycycline, 7-(2-furanyl) doxycycline, 7-(2-pyrazinyl) doxycycline, 7-(2-pyridinyl) doxycycline, and 7-acyl doxycycline.
• the tetracycline compound of the invention is a demeclocycline derivative, wherein R 5 is hydrogen, R 6 is hydroxyl, R 6' is hydrogen, R 7 is phenyl, and R 8 and R 9 are both hydrogen.
• demeclocycline derivatives include 7-phenyl demeclocycline.
• the tetracycline compound of the invention is a minocycline derivative, wherein R 5 is hydroxyl, R 6 is hydrogen, R 6' is hydrogen, R 7 is dimethylamino, R 8 is hydrogen, and R 9 is lower alkynyl (e.g., ethynyl). Examples include 9-ethynyl minocycline.
• Compounds of the invention can be synthesized by transition metal catalyzed coupling of tetracyclines halogenated at the 7-, 8-, or 9- position.
• transition metal catalysis many reactions between aryl halides and various reactive species have been developed using transition metal catalysis.
• Coupling of aryl halides or triflates with main group organometallics with oxidate addition -transmetallation -reductive elimination reactions has been developed and occurs using a wide range of catalysts, such as Pd(Pd 3 ) 4 , Pd(dba) 2 , PdCl 2 , Pd(OAc) 2 , and PdCl 2 (CH 3 CN) 2 .
• Ligands such as PPh 3 or AsPh 3 may be added to form catalysts in situ with palladium species such as Pd(dba) 2 or PdCl 2 .
• copper salts such as CuCN or CuI may also be added to further enhance the reaction.
• Scheme 1 An example of a coupling using a halogenated tetracycline compound is shown in Scheme 1.
• X is bromine or iodine.
• the substituted tetracycline compounds of the invention can be synthesized using organotin reagents, halogenated or triflate tetracycline compounds, and an appropriate catalyst (e.g., palladium).
• organotin reagents include, for example, ethenyl tributyltin, ethynyl tributyltin, phenyl tributyltin, ethenyl trimethyl tin, ethynyl trimethyl tin, etc.
• Stille type couplings are run by adding the transition metal (e.g., palladium) catalyst to a solution of the halogenated or triflate tetracycline compound and the organotin reagent in polar solvents.
• transition metal e.g., palladium
• Stille type couplings with alkynyl and alkenyl tin reagents are shown in Scheme 2, wherein X is a halogen or a triflate group.
• 8-halogenated tetracycline compounds can be synthesized via azidotetracyclines.
• the protonolysis of the aryl azides produces 8-halo-9-amino tetracycline in good yield.
• alkyl includes saturated aliphatic groups, including straight-chain alkyl groups (e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, decyl, etc.),branched-chain alkyl groups (isopropyl, tert-butyl, isobutyl, etc.), cycloalkyl (alicyclic) groups (cyclopropyl, cyclopentyl, cyclohexyl, cycloheptyl, cyclooctyl), alkyl-substituted cycloalkyl groups, and cycloalkyl substituted alkyl groups.
• straight-chain alkyl groups e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl, pentyl, hexyl, heptyl, octyl, nonyl, dec
• alkyl further includes alkyl groups, which comprise oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorous atoms replacing one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone.
• a straight chain or branched chain alkyl has 6 or fewer carbon atoms in its backbone (e.g., C 1 -C 6 for straight chain, C 3 -C 6 for branched chain), and more preferably 4 or fewer.
• preferred cycloalkyls have from 3-8 carbon atoms in their ring structure, and more preferably have 5 or 6 carbons in the ring structure.
• C 1 -C 6 includes alkyl groups containing 1 to 6 carbon atoms.
• alkyl includes both "unsubstituted alkyls" and “substituted alkyls”, the latter of which refers to alkyl moieties having substituents replacing a hydrogen on one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone.
• substituents can include, for example, alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and ureido), amidino, imino, sulfhydryl, alkylthio, arylthio, thiocarboxy
• Cycloalkyls can be further substituted, e.g., with the substituents described above.
• An "alkylaryl” or an “aralkyl” moiety is an alkyl substituted with an aryl (e.g., phenylmethyl (benzyl)).
• the term “alkyl” also includes the side chains of natural and unnatural amino acids.
• aryl includes groups with aromaticity, including 5- and 6-membered single-ring aromatic groups that may include from zero to four heteroatoms as well as multicyclic systems with at least one aromatic ring.
• aryl groups include benzene, phenyl, pyrrole, furan, thiophene, thiazole, isothiazole, imidazole, triazole, tetrazole, pyrazole, oxazole, isooxazole, pyridine, pyrazine, pyridazine, and pyrimidine, and the like.
• aryl includes multicyclic aryl groups, e.g., tricyclic, bicyclic, e.g., naphthalene, benzoxazole, benzodioxazole, benzothiazole, benzoimidazole, benzothiophene, methylenedioxyphenyl, quinoline, isoquinoline, napthridine, indole, benzofuran, purine, benzofuran, deazapurine, or indolizine.
• aryl groups having heteroatoms in the ring structure may also be referred to as “aryl heterocycles", “heterocycles,” “heteroaryls” or “heteroaromatics”.
• the aromatic ring can be substituted at one or more ring positions with such substituents as described above, as for example, halogen, hydroxyl, alkoxy, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, aralkylaminocarbonyl, alkenylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, aralkylcarbonyl, alkenylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and
• Aryl groups can also be fused or bridged with alicyclic or heterocyclic rings which are not aromatic so as to form a multicyclic system (e.g., tetralin, methylenedioxyphenyl).
• heteroaryl refers to pyrazinyl, pyridinyl, furanyl, and dioxenyl groups.
• alkenyl includes unsaturated aliphatic groups analogous in length and possible substitution to the alkyls described above, but that contain at least one double bond.
• alkenyl includes straight-chain alkenyl groups (e.g., ethenyl, propenyl, butenyl, pentenyl, hexenyl, heptenyl, octenyl, nonenyl, decenyl, etc.), branched-chain alkenyl groups, cycloalkenyl (alicyclic) groups (cyclopropenyl, cyclopentenyl, cyclohexenyl, cycloheptenyl, cyclooctenyl), alkyl or alkenyl substituted cycloalkenyl groups, and cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl substituted alkenyl groups.
• alkenyl includes straight-chain alkenyl groups (e.g., ethenyl, propenyl, butenyl, pentenyl, hexenyl, heptenyl, octenyl, nonenyl, de
• alkenyl further includes alkenyl groups which include oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorous atoms replacing one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone.
• a straight chain or branched chain alkenyl group has 6 or fewer carbon atoms in its backbone (e.g., C 2 -C 6 for straight chain, C 3 -C 6 for branched chain).
• cycloalkenyl groups may have from 3-8 carbon atoms in their ring structure, and more preferably have 5 or 6 carbons in the ring structure.
• C 2 -C 6 includes alkenyl groups containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
• alkenyl includes both "unsubstituted alkenyls" and “substituted alkenyls”, the latter of which refers to alkenyl moieties having substituents replacing a hydrogen on one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone.
• substituents can include, for example, alkyl groups, alkynyl groups, halogens, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and ureido), amidino, imino, sulfhydryl, alkylthio, arylthio, thiocarboxylate,
• alkynyl includes unsaturated aliphatic groups analogous in length and possible substitution to the alkyls described above, but which contain at least one triple bond.
• alkynyl includes straight-chain alkynyl groups (e.g., ethynyl, propynyl, butynyl, pentynyl, hexynyl, heptynyl, octynyl, nonynyl, decynyl, etc.), branched-chain alkynyl groups, and cycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl substituted alkynyl groups.
• alkynyl further includes alkynyl groups which include oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur or phosphorous atoms replacing one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone.
• a straight chain or branched chain alkynyl group has 6 or fewer carbon atoms in its backbone (e.g., C 2 -C 6 for straight chain, C 3 -C 6 for branched chain).
• the term C 2 -C 6 includes alkynyl groups containing 2 to 6 carbon atoms.
• alkynyl includes both "unsubstituted alkynyls" and “substituted alkynyls”, the latter of which refers to alkynyl moieties having substituents replacing a hydrogen on one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone.
• substituents can include, for example, alkyl groups, alkynyl groups, halogens, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and ureido), amidino, imino, sulfhydryl, alkylthio, arylthio, thiocarboxylate,
• lower alkyl as used herein means an alkyl group, as defined above, but having from one to five carbon atoms in its backbone structure, e.g., methyl, ethyl, propyl, butyl and pentyl.
• Lower alkenyl and “lower alkynyl” have chain lengths of, for example, 2-5 carbon atoms, e.g., ethenyl, ethynyl, propenyl, propynyl, butenyl, butynyl, pentenyl, and pentynyl.
• acyl includes compounds and moieties which contain the acyl radical (CH 3 CO-) or a carbonyl group.
• substituted acyl includes acyl groups where one or more of the hydrogen atoms are replaced by for example, alkyl groups, alkynyl groups, halogens, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino,
• acylamino includes moieties wherein an acyl moiety is bonded to an amino group.
• the term includes alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and ureido groups.
• aroyl includes compounds and moieties with an aryl or heteroaromatic moiety bound to a carbonyl group. Examples of aroyl groups include phenylcarboxy, naphthyl carboxy, etc.
• alkoxyalkyl examples include alkyl groups, as described above, which further include oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur atoms replacing one or more carbons of the hydrocarbon backbone, e.g., oxygen, nitrogen or sulfur atoms.
• alkoxy includes substituted and unsubstituted alkyl, alkenyl, and alkynyl groups covalently linked to an oxygen atom.
• alkoxy groups include methoxy, ethoxy, isopropyloxy, propoxy, butoxy, and pentoxy groups.
• substituted alkoxy groups include halogenated alkoxy groups.
• the alkoxy groups can be substituted with groups such as alkenyl, alkynyl, halogen, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, dialkylaminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and ureido), amidino, imino, sulfhydryl, alkylthio, arylthio, thiocarboxy
• amide or "aminocarboxy” includes compounds or moieties which contain a nitrogen atom which is bound to the carbon of a carbonyl or a thiocarbonyl group.
• alkaminocarboxy groups which include alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl groups bound to an amino group bound to a carboxy group. It includes arylaminocarboxy groups which include aryl or heteroaryl moieties bound to an amino group which is bound to the carbon of a carbonyl or thiocarbonyl group.
• alkylaminocarboxy include moieties wherein alkyl, alkenyl, alkynyl and aryl moieties, respectively, are bound to a nitrogen atom which is in turn bound to the carbon of a carbonyl group.
• amine or “amino” includes compounds where a nitrogen atom is covalently bonded to at least one carbon or heteroatom.
• alkylamino includes groups and compounds wherein the nitrogen is bound to at least one additional alkyl group.
• dialkylamino includes groups wherein the nitrogen atom is bound to at least two additional alkyl groups.
• arylamino and “diarylamino” include groups wherein the nitrogen is bound to at least one or two aryl groups, respectively.
• alkylarylamino alkylaminoaryl or “arylaminoalkyl” refers to an amino group which is bound to at least one alkyl group and at least one aryl group.
• alkaminoalkyl refers to an alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group bound to a nitrogen atom which is also bound to an alkyl group.
• carbonyl or “carboxy” includes compounds and moieties which contain a carbon connected with a double bond to an oxygen atom.
• moieties which contain a carbonyl include aldehydes, ketones, carboxylic acids, amides, esters, anhydrides, etc.
• dioxenyl refers to moieties of the formula:
• esters includes compounds and moieties which contain a carbon or a heteroatom bound to an oxygen atom which is bonded to the carbon of a carbonyl group.
• ester includes alkoxycarboxy groups such as methoxycarbonyl, ethoxycarbonyl, propoxycarbonyl, butoxycarbonyl, pentoxycarbonyl, etc.
• alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl groups are as defined above.
• ether includes compounds or moieties which contain an oxygen bonded to two different carbon atoms or heteroatoms.
• alkoxyalkyl which refers to an alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group covalently bonded to an oxygen atom which is covalently bonded to another alkyl group.
• halo includes, for example, substituents such as chlorine, fluorine, bromine, or iodine, as well as mono-, di- or tri- halgentated lower alkyl group, e.g., mono-, di- or tri- halogenated methyl groups.
• substituents such as chlorine, fluorine, bromine, or iodine
• mono-, di- or tri- halgentated lower alkyl group e.g., mono-, di- or tri- halogenated methyl groups.
• the halo substitution of the phenyl substituent enhances the ability of the tetracycline compound to perform its intended function, e.g., treat tetracycline responsive states.
• heteroatom includes atoms of any element other than carbon or hydrogen. Examples of heteroatoms include nitrogen, oxygen, sulfur and phosphorus.
• hydroxy or "hydroxyl” includes groups with an -OH or -O - .
• polycyclyl or “polycyclic radical” refer to two or more cyclic rings (e.g., cycloalkyls, cycloalkenyls, cycloalkynyls, aryls and/or heterocyclyls) in which two or more carbons are common to two adjoining rings. Rings that are joined through non-adjacent atoms are termed "bridged" rings.
• Each of the rings of the polycycle can be substituted with such substituents as described above, as for example, halogen, hydroxyl, alkylcarbonyloxy, arylcarbonyloxy, alkoxycarbonyloxy, aryloxycarbonyloxy, carboxylate, alkylcarbonyl, alkoxycarbonyl, alkylaminocarbonyl, aralkylaminocarbonyl, alkenylaminocarbonyl, alkylcarbonyl, arylcarbonyl, aralkylcarbonyl, alkenylcarbonyl, aminocarbonyl, alkylthiocarbonyl, alkoxyl, phosphate, phosphonato, phosphinato, cyano, amino (including alkylamino, dialkylamino, arylamino, diarylamino, and alkylarylamino), acylamino (including alkylcarbonylamino, arylcarbonylamino, carbamoyl and urei
• thiocarbonyl or "thiocarboxy” includes compounds and moieties which contain a carbon connected with a double bond to a sulfur atom.
• thioether includes compounds and moieties which contain a sulfur atom bonded to two different carbon or hetero atoms.
• examples of thioethers include, but are not limited to alkthioalkyls, alkthioalkenyls, and alkthioalkynyls.
• alkthioalkyls include compounds with an alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group bonded to a sulfur atom which is bonded to an alkyl group.
• alkthioalkenyls and alkthioalkynyls refer to compounds or moieties wherein an alkyl, alkenyl, or alkynyl group is bonded to a sulfur atom which is covalently bonded to an alkynyl group.
• the structure of some of the compounds of this invention includes asymmetric carbon atoms. It is to be understood accordingly that the isomers arising from such asymmetry (e.g., all enantiomers and diastereomers) are included within the scope of this invention, unless indicated otherwise. Such isomers can be obtained in substantially pure form by classical separation techniques and by stereochemically controlled synthesis. Furthermore, the structures and other compounds and moieties discussed in this application also include all tautomers thereof.
• Prodrugs are compounds which are converted in vivo to active forms (see, e.g., R.B. Silverman, 1992, “The Organic Chemistry of Drug Design and Drug Action", Academic Press, Chp. 8 ). Prodrugs can be used to alter the biodistribution (e.g., to allow compounds which would not typically enter the reactive site of the protease) or the pharmacokinetics for a particular compound. For example, a hydroxyl group, can be esterified, e.g., with a carboxylic acid group to yield an ester. When the ester is administered to a subject, the ester is cleaved, enzymatically or non-enzymatically, reductively or hydrolytically, to reveal the hydroxyl group.
• prodrug moiety includes moieties which can be metabolized in vivo to a hydroxyl group and moieties which may advantageously remain esterified in vivo.
• the prodrugs moieties are metabolized in vivo by esterases or by other mechanisms to hydroxyl groups or other advantageous groups.
• Examples of prodrugs and their uses are well known in the art (See, e.g., Berge et al. (1977) "Pharmaceutical Salts", J. Pharm. Sci. 66:1-19 ).
• the prodrugs can be prepared in situ during the final isolation and purification of the compounds, or by separately reacting the purified compound in its free acid form or hydroxyl with a suitable esterifying agent.
• Hydroxyl groups can be converted into esters via treatment with a carboxylic acid.
• prodrug moieties include substituted and unsubstituted, branch or unbranched lower alkyl ester moieties, (e.g., propionoic acid esters), lower alkenyl esters, di-lower alkylamino lower-alkyl esters (e.g., dimethylaminoethyl ester), acylamino lower alkyl esters (e.g., acetyloxymethyl ester), acyloxy lower alkyl esters (e.g., pivaloyloxymethyl ester), aryl esters (phenyl ester), aryl-lower alkyl esters (e.g., benzyl ester), substituted (e.g., with methyl, halo, or methoxy substituents) aryl and aryl-lower alkyl esters, amides, lower-alkyl amides, di-
• the invention also features a method for treating a tetracycline compound responsive state in a subject, by administering to the subject a 7-, 8-, or 9- substituted tetracycline compound of the invention, e.g., a compound of formula I. Preferably, an effective amount of the tetracycline compound is administered.
• Examples of 7, 8 or 9-substituted tetracycline compounds of the invention include 7-phenyl tetracycline, 7-ethenyl doxycycline 7-ethynyl doxycycline, 7-phenyl doxycycline, 7-(4-fluorophenyl) doxycycline, 7-phenylethynyl doxycycline, 9-acetamide doxycycline, 8-phenyl doxycycline, 8-bromo doxycycline, 8-(p-nitrophenyl) doxycycline, 8-ethynyl-9-amino doxycycline, 8-phenyl-9-amino doxycycline, 7-phenyl demeclocycline, and 9-ethynyl minocycline, 7-(1,4-dioxenyl) doxycycline, 7-(2-furanyl) doxycycline, 7-(2-pyr
• tetracycline compound responsive state includes states which can be treated, prevented, or otherwise ameliorated by the administration of a tetracycline compound of the invention.
• Tetracycline compound responsive states include bacterial infections (including those which are resistant to other tetracycline compounds), cancer, diabetes, and other states for which tetracycline compounds have been found to be active (see, for example, U.S. Patent Nos. 5,789,395 ; 5,834,450 ; and 5,532,227 , incorporated herein by reference).
• Compounds of the invention can be used to prevent or control important mammalian and veterinary diseases such as diarrhea, urinary tract infections, infections of skin and skin structure, ear, nose and throat infections, wound infection, mastitis and the like.
• methods for treating neoplasms using tetracycline compounds of the invention are also included ( van der Bozert et al., Cancer Res., 48:6686-6690 (1988 )).
• Bacterial infections may be caused by a wide variety of gram positive and gram negative bacteria.
• the compounds of the invention are useful as antibiotics against organisms which are resistant to other tetracycline compounds.
• the antibiotic activity of the tetracycline compounds of the invention may be determined using the method discussed in Example 2, or by using the in vitro standard broth dilution method described in Waitz, J.A., National Commission for Clinical Laboratory Standards, Document M7-A2, vol. 10, no. 8, pp. 13-20, 2nd edition, Villanova, PA (1990 ).
• the tetracycline compounds may also be used to treat infections traditionally treated with tetracycline compounds such as, for example, rickettsiae; a number of gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria; and the agents responsible for lymphogranuloma venereum, inclusion conjunctivitis, psittacosis.
• the tetracycline compounds may be used to treat infections of, e.g., K. pneumoniae, Salmonella, E. hirae, A. baumanii, B. catarrhalis, H. influenzae, P. aeruginosa, E. faecium, E. coli, S. aureus or E. faecalis.
• the tetracycline compound is used to treat a bacterial infection that is resistant to other tetracycline antibiotic compounds.
• the tetracycline compound of the invention may be administered with a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier.
• the language "effective amount" of the compound is that amount necessary or sufficient to treat or prevent a tetracycline compound responsive state.
• the effective amount can vary depending on such factors as the size and weight of the subject, the type of illness, or the particular tetracycline compound. For example, the choice of the tetracycline compound can affect what constitutes an "effective amount".
• One of ordinary skill in the art would be able to study the aforementioned factors and make the determination regarding the effective amount of the tetracycline compound without undue experimentation.
• the invention also pertains to methods of treatment against microorganism infections and associated diseases.
• the methods include administration of an effective amount of one or more tetracycline compounds to a subject.
• the subject can be either a plant or, advantageously, an animal, e.g., a mammal, e.g., a human.
• one or more tetracycline compounds of the invention may be administered alone to a subject, or more typically a compound of the invention will be administered as part of a pharmaceutical composition in mixture with conventional excipient, i.e., pharmaceutically acceptable organic or inorganic carrier substances suitable for parenteral, oral or other desired administration and which do not deleteriously react with the active compounds and are not deleterious to the recipient thereof.
• conventional excipient i.e., pharmaceutically acceptable organic or inorganic carrier substances suitable for parenteral, oral or other desired administration and which do not deleteriously react with the active compounds and are not deleterious to the recipient thereof.
• the pharmaceutical composition comprises a 7-, 8 or 9-substituted tetracycline compound of the invention, e.g., of formula I.
• the 7, 8 or 9-substituted tetracycline compound is 7-phenyl tetracycline, 7-ethenyl doxycycline 7-ethynyl doxycycline, 7-phenyl doxycycline, 7-(4-fluorophenyl) doxycycline, 7-phenylethynyl doxycycline, 9-acetamide doxycycline, 8-phenyl doxycycline, 8-bromo doxycycline, 8-(p-nitrophenyl) doxycycline, 8-ethynyl-9-amino doxycycline, 8-phenyl-9-amino doxycycline, 7-phenyl demeclocycline, and 9-ethynyl
• pharmaceutically acceptable carrier includes substances capable of being coadministered with the tetracycline compound(s), and which allow both to perform their intended function, e.g., treat or prevent a tetracycline compound responsive state.
• Suitable pharmaceutically acceptable carriers include but are not limited to water, salt solutions, alcohol, vegetable oils, polyethylene glycols, gelatin, lactose, amylose, magnesium stearate, talc, silicic acid, viscous paraffin, perfume oil, fatty acid monoglycerides and diglycerides, petroethral fatty acid esters, hydroxymethyl-cellulose, polyvinylpyrrolidone, etc.
• the pharmaceutical preparations can be sterilized and if desired mixed with auxiliary agents, e.g., lubricants, preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, emulsifiers, salts for influencing osmotic pressure, buffers, colorings, flavorings and/or aromatic substances and the like which do not deleteriously react with the active compounds of the invention.
• auxiliary agents e.g., lubricants, preservatives, stabilizers, wetting agents, emulsifiers, salts for influencing osmotic pressure, buffers, colorings, flavorings and/or aromatic substances and the like which do not deleteriously react with the active compounds of the invention.
• the tetracycline compounds of the invention that are basic in nature are capable of forming a wide variety of salts with various inorganic and organic acids.
• the acids that may be used to prepare pharmaceutically acceptable acid addition salts of the tetracycline compounds of the invention that are basic in nature are those that form non-toxic acid addition salts, i.e., salts containing pharmaceutically acceptable anions, such as the hydrochloride, hydrobromide, hydroiodide, nitrate, sulfate, bisulfate, phosphate, acid phosphate, isonicotinate, acetate, lactate, salicylate, citrate, acid citrate, tartrate, pantothenate, bitartrate, ascorbate, succinate, maleate, gentisinate, fumarate, gluconate, glucaronate, saccharate, formate, benzoate, glutamate, methanesulfonate, ethanesulfonate, benzenesulfonate
• salts must be pharmaceutically acceptable for administration to a subject, e.g., a mammal
• the acid addition salts of the base compounds of this invention are readily prepared by treating the base compound with a substantially equivalent amount of the chosen mineral or organic acid in an aqueous solvent medium or in a suitable organic solvent, such as methanol or ethanol. Upon careful evaporation of the solvent, the desired solid salt is readily obtained.
• the preparation of other tetracycline compounds of the invention not specifically described in the foregoing experimental section can be accomplished using combinations of the reactions described above that will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
• the tetracycline compounds of the invention that are acidic in nature are capable of forming a wide variety of base salts.
• the chemical bases that may be used as reagents to prepare pharmaceutically acceptable base salts of those tetracycline compounds of the invention that are acidic in nature are those that form non-toxic base salts with such compounds.
• Such non-toxic base salts include, but are not limited to those derived from such pharmaceutically acceptable cations such as alkali metal cations (e.g., potassium and sodium) and alkaline earth metal cations (e.g., calcium and magnesium), ammonium or water-soluble amine addition salts such as N-methylglucamine-(meglumine), and the lower alkanolammonium and other base salts of pharmaceutically acceptable organic amines.
• the pharmaceutically acceptable base addition salts of tetracycline compounds of the invention that are acidic in nature may be formed with pharmaceutically acceptable cations by conventional methods.
• these salts may be readily prepared by treating the tetracycline compound of the invention with an aqueous solution of the desired pharmaceutically acceptable cation and evaporating the resulting solution to dryness, preferably under reduced pressure.
• a lower alkyl alcohol solution of the tetracycline compound of the invention may be mixed with an alkoxide of the desired metal and the solution subsequently evaporated to dryness.
• tetracycline compounds of the invention and pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof can be administered via either the oral, parenteral or topical routes.
• these compounds are most desirably administered in effective dosages, depending upon the weight and condition of the subject being treated and the particular route of administration chosen. Variations may occur depending upon the species of the subject being treated and its individual response to said medicament, as well as on the type of pharmaceutical formulation chosen and the time period and interval at which such administration is carried out.
• compositions of the invention may be administered alone or in combination with other known compositions for treating tetracycline responsive states in a mammal.
• Preferred mammals include pets (e.g., cats, dogs, ferrets, etc.), farm animals (cows, sheep, pigs, horses, goats, etc.), lab animals (rats, mice, monkeys, etc.), and primates (chimpanzees, humans, gorillas).
• the language "in combination with" a known composition is intended to include simultaneous administration of the composition of the invention and the known composition, administration of the composition of the invention first, followed by the known composition and administration of the known composition first, followed by the composition of the invention. Any of the therapeutically composition known in the art for treating tetracycline responsive states can be used in the methods of the invention.
• the compounds of the invention may be administered alone or in combination with pharmaceutically acceptable carriers or diluents by any of the routes previously mentioned, and the administration may be carried out in single or multiple doses.
• the novel therapeutic agents of this invention can be administered advantageously in a wide variety of different dosage forms, i.e., they may be combined with various pharmaceutically acceptable inert carriers in the form of tablets, capsules, lozenges, troches, hard candies, powders, sprays, creams, salves, suppositories, jellies, gels, pastes, lotions, ointments, aqueous suspensions, injectable solutions, elixirs, syrups, and the like.
• Such carriers include solid diluents or fillers, sterile aqueous media and various non-toxic organic solvents, etc.
• oral pharmaceutical compositions can be suitably sweetened and/or flavored.
• the therapeutically-effective compounds of this invention are present in such dosage forms at concentration levels ranging from about 5.0% to about 70% by weight.
• tablets containing various excipients such as microcrystalline cellulose, sodium citrate, calcium carbonate, dicalcium phosphate and glycine may be employed along with various disintegrants such as starch (and preferably corn, potato or tapioca starch), alginic acid and certain complex silicates, together with granulation binders like polyvinylpyrrolidone, sucrose, gelatin and acacia.
• disintegrants such as starch (and preferably corn, potato or tapioca starch), alginic acid and certain complex silicates, together with granulation binders like polyvinylpyrrolidone, sucrose, gelatin and acacia.
• lubricating agents such as magnesium stearate, sodium lauryl sulfate and talc are often very useful for tabletting purposes.
• compositions of a similar type may also be employed as fillers in gelatin capsules; preferred materials in this connection also include lactose or milk sugar as well as high molecular weight polyethylene glycols.
• preferred materials in this connection also include lactose or milk sugar as well as high molecular weight polyethylene glycols.
• the active ingredient may be combined with various sweetening or flavoring agents, coloring matter or dyes, and, if so desired, emulsifying and/or suspending agents as well, together with such diluents as water, ethanol, propylene glycol, glycerin and various like combinations thereof.
• solutions of a therapeutic compound of the present invention in either sesame or peanut oil or in aqueous propylene glycol may be employed.
• the aqueous solutions should be suitably buffered (preferably pH greater than 8) if necessary and the liquid diluent first rendered isotonic.
• These aqueous solutions are suitable for intravenous injection purposes.
• the oily solutions are suitable for intraarticular, intramuscular and subcutaneous injection purposes. The preparation of all these solutions under sterile conditions is readily accomplished by standard pharmaceutical techniques well known to those skilled in the art.
• suitable preparations include solutions, preferably oily or aqueous solutions as well as suspensions, emulsions, or implants, including suppositories.
• Therapeutic compounds may be formulated in sterile form in multiple or single dose formats such as being dispersed in a fluid carrier such as sterile physiological saline or 5% saline dextrose solutions commonly used with injectables.
• topical administration examples include transdermal, buccal or sublingual application.
• therapeutic compounds can be suitably admixed in a pharmacologically inert topical carrier such as a gel, an ointment, a lotion or a cream.
• topical carriers include water, glycerol, alcohol, propylene glycol, fatty alcohols, triglycerides, fatty acid esters, or mineral oils.
• topical carriers are liquid petrolatum, isopropylpalmitate, polyethylene glycol, ethanol 95%, polyoxyethylene monolauriate 5% in water, sodium lauryl sulfate 5% in water, and the like.
• materials such as anti-oxidants, humectants, viscosity stabilizers and the like also may be added if desired.
• tablets, dragees or capsules having talc and/or carbohydrate carrier binder or the like are particularly suitable, the carrier preferably being lactose and/or corn starch and/or potato starch.
• a syrup, elixir or the like can be used wherein a sweetened vehicle is employed.
• Sustained release compositions can be formulated including those wherein the active component is protected with differentially degradable coatings, e.g., by microencapsulation, multiple coatings, etc.
• the therapeutic methods of the invention also will have significant veterinary applications, e.g. for treatment of livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, cows, swine and the like; poultry such as chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and the like; horses; and pets such as dogs and cats.
• livestock such as cattle, sheep, goats, cows, swine and the like
• poultry such as chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys and the like
• horses such as dogs and cats.
• the compounds of the invention may be used to treat non-animal subjects, such as plants.
• compounds of the invention for treatment can be administered to a subject in dosages used in prior tetracycline therapies. See, for example, the Physicians' Desk Reference.
• a suitable effective dose of one or more compounds of the invention will be in the range of from 0.01 to 100 milligrams per kilogram of body weight of recipient per day, preferably in the range of from 0.1 to 50 milligrams per kilogram body weight of recipient per day, more preferably in the range of 1 to 20 milligrams per kilogram body weight of recipient per day.
• the desired dose is suitably administered once daily, or several sub-doses, e.g. 2 to 5 sub-doses, are administered at appropriate intervals through the day, or other appropriate schedule.
• the invention also pertains to the use of a tetracycline compound of formula I, for the preparation of a medicament.
• the medicament may include a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier and the tetracycline compound is an effective amount, e.g., an effective amount to treat a tetracycline responsive state.
• the invention also pertains to the use of a tetracycline compound of formula I to treat a tetracycline responsive state, e.g., in a subject, e.g., a mammal, e.g., a human.
• N-iodosuccinimide N-iodosuccinimide
• the reaction proceeded for 5 hours before being removed from the ice bath.
• the reaction mixture was then analyzed by HPLC and TLC, showed the product of D-ring iodotetracyclines.
• the sulfuric acid was dripped slowly 1 L of ice water and extracted 7 times with 300 mL of n-butanol. The solvent was removed in vacuo to produce a mixture of three products.
• the 7- iodo regioisomer, 9-regioisomer and 7,9-diiodo tetracycline compound derivatives were purified by preparative HPLC chromatography and by methods known in the art.
• 9-NO 2 doxycycline (1g) was dissolved in methanol (50 ml) and poured into a Parr apparatus with 100 mg of 10% Pd/C. The reaction was charged with H 2 and shaken for 2 hours. The 9-amino doxycycline was separated by preparative apic purification to produce 9-NH 2 doxycycline and 7-NH 2 doxycycline in a 7:2 ratio.
• the final cell density should be approximately 5x10 5 CFU/ml.
• These plates are incubated at 35°C in an ambient air incubator for approximately 18 hr. The plates are read with a microplate reader and are visually inspected when necessary.
• the MIC is defined as the lowest concentration of the tetracycline compound that inhibits growth.

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